Jaewoo Choo
Jaewoo Choo is Professor of Chinese foreign policy in the Department of Chinese Studies at Kyung Hee University.
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Security,Hotspots,East Asia
Is the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit the "Beginning of New Peace" ?
Kim Jung-un crossed the 38th Parallel line southward for the historic third inter-Korean summit on April 27, 2018. It was a 12 hour-long event that included a summit talk, a break, a stroll, the monumental event of planting a tree, and a banquet.
Security,Hotspots,East Asia
Kim Jong-un’s Beijing Trip: China-North Korea Relationship is Still “Special”
Security,East Asia
World Peace Isn’t Your Toy
Security,Hotspots,East Asia
Will Trump Order a Strike on North Korea?
US President Donald Trump has been advocating striking North Korea’s nuclear facilities since taking office in January. However, he will be restrained from delivering such an order for both empirical and strategic reasons. And China knows too well that it won’t happen.
Security,Hotspots,East Asia
THAAD and the Fate of Sino-Korean Relations
South Korea is feeling the heat, not only from the heat waves of summer but also from the heated debates surrounding President Park Geun-hye’s July 8 announcement of the decision to deploy THAAD. The nation has been polarized between those saying “nay” and “aye.”
Security,East Asia
Peace Offerings by Beijing and Washington Won't Work for the Korean Peninsula
A significant cut in oil supplies to North Korea will not invite its collapse unlike what conventional views hold. Instead it will coerce the regime to come out of isolation and give up nuclear weapons in order to keep the regime alive.
Politics,East Asia
South Korean Legislative Elections: Park’s Government in Grave Position
The results of South Korea’s legislative elections on April 13 took many by surprise, as the ruling party was roundly defeated by two opposition parties. President Park’s government will be greatly challenged by the legislature on both domestic and foreign policy fronts.
